Are 'outstanding' Brighton now Arsenal's main title challengers?

After moving up to second in the Premier League, could Brighton really be Arsenal's main title challengers? Brighton have won six of their last seven Premier League matches Few, if any, Brighton supporters could have anticipated just how impressive their side would be during the opening 10 games of the Premier League season. A 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Amex Stadium on Sunday afternoon lifted the Seagulls into second place, leaving them to head into the November international break dreaming of what might be possible over the remainder of the campaign. Their sixth win in seven Premier League matches was enough to move them above Manchester City, who suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest less than 24 hours earlier, and underline their position as the closest challengers to leaders Arsenal.

With a five-point gap to the Gunners, that is certainly the case for now, although Brighton's influential midfielder Pascal Gross was reluctant to entertain such talk at this stage. "No, we are not in a title race," the 35-year-old told Sky Sports after Sunday's success. "But we have started the season really well. It's the beginning of the season. "You see the Premier League, the margins and you look at the results – we are not getting carried away yet. "Every game we have to suffer a